Mesapia peloria

Mesapia peloria, as Pieris peloria, from original description.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Pieridae
Subfamilia: Pierinae
Tribus: Pierini
Subtribus: Aporiina
Genus: Mesapia
Species: Mesapia peloria
Subspecies: (5) [ref Tadokoro et al.: 2014].
M. p. epsteina – M. p. lama – M. p. minima – M. p. peloria – M. p. wymanni

Name

Mesapia peloria (Hewitson, 1853).

Type locality: "Chinese Tartary"; [South East Tibet].

Holotype: ♂ BMNH

Synonymy

• Pieris peloria Hewitson, [1853] 1 : 8, pl. 4, figs 15, 16. (original combination)
• Mesapia peloria (Hewitson); Gray, 1856: 92; Kirby, 1894: 101.
• Aporia lama (Hewitson); Alpheraky, 1887: 404.
• Aporia peloria (Hewitson); Alpheraky, 1889: 68.

References

• Alphéraky, S. N., 1887. Diagnoses de quelques lépidoptères inédits du Thibet. In Romanoff Mém. Lép. 3: 403–406. BHL. Reference page. 
• Alphéraky, S. N., 1889. Lépidoptères rapportés du Thibet par le Général N. M. Przewalsky de son voyage de 1884-1885. In Romanoff Mém. Lép. 5: 59–89. BHL. Reference page. 
• Gray, G. R., [1856]. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. 1 Papilionidae: 106 pp. Taylor & Francis, London. Archive. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1852–1877. Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies, selected chiefly from the collections of Saunders & Hewitson. London, van Voorst. 5 volumes. 1; 2; 3; 4; 5. Reference page. 
• Kirby, W. F., 1894. Notes on Mesapia peloria, Hewitson, and its Allies. The Entomologist 27: 99–102. BHL. Reference page. 
• Tadokoro, T, Koide, Y. & Hori, K., 2014. Description of a new subspecies of Mesapia peloria from central Nepal, and taxonomic notes for other subspecies (Lepidoptera, Pieridae). Lepidoptera Science 65(2): 51-59. abstract. Reference page. 
• Ziegler, H. 2007. Revision von Mesapia peloria (Hewitson, 1853) mit Beschreibung einer neuen Unterart aus China (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Atalanta 38(1/2): 157–170. Reference page.